Methanization potential of anaerobic biodigestion of solid food waste

ABSTRACT Anaerobic biodigestion of solid and semi-solid wastes has been widely used for the treatment of these residues and methane production; however, during the process (more specifically in the acidogenic phase), there is a tendency of pH reduction, an unfavorable condition to methanogenic bacte...

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Main Authors: Laís R. G. de Oliveira, Derovil A. dos Santos Filho, Kaline C. Vasconcelos, Talita V. de Lucena, José F. T. Jucá, André F. de M. S. Santos
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Published: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Series:Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
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author Laís R. G. de Oliveira
Derovil A. dos Santos Filho
Kaline C. Vasconcelos
Talita V. de Lucena
José F. T. Jucá
André F. de M. S. Santos
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Derovil A. dos Santos Filho
Kaline C. Vasconcelos
Talita V. de Lucena
José F. T. Jucá
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description ABSTRACT Anaerobic biodigestion of solid and semi-solid wastes has been widely used for the treatment of these residues and methane production; however, during the process (more specifically in the acidogenic phase), there is a tendency of pH reduction, an unfavorable condition to methanogenic bacteria. Thus, the present work aims to evaluate the methanization potential of an agroindustrial anaerobic granular sludge (AIS) from UASB (Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket) reactor, individually and biodigested with food waste (FW) from the University Restaurant of the Federal University of Pernambuco with buffering agent (AIS + FW + b) and without it (AIS + FW). After the laboratory tests, the AIS + FW + b configuration obtained a cumulative methane production approximately six times greater than that of AIS + FW, and approximately twice that of the inoculum alone (AIS).
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spelling doaj-art-35fac03a48d44f68b0fcca9223a0d4762025-08-20T03:55:07ZengUniversidade Federal de Campina GrandeRevista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental1807-1929221697310.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v22n1p69-73S1415-43662018000100069Methanization potential of anaerobic biodigestion of solid food wasteLaís R. G. de OliveiraDerovil A. dos Santos FilhoKaline C. VasconcelosTalita V. de LucenaJosé F. T. JucáAndré F. de M. S. SantosABSTRACT Anaerobic biodigestion of solid and semi-solid wastes has been widely used for the treatment of these residues and methane production; however, during the process (more specifically in the acidogenic phase), there is a tendency of pH reduction, an unfavorable condition to methanogenic bacteria. Thus, the present work aims to evaluate the methanization potential of an agroindustrial anaerobic granular sludge (AIS) from UASB (Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket) reactor, individually and biodigested with food waste (FW) from the University Restaurant of the Federal University of Pernambuco with buffering agent (AIS + FW + b) and without it (AIS + FW). After the laboratory tests, the AIS + FW + b configuration obtained a cumulative methane production approximately six times greater than that of AIS + FW, and approximately twice that of the inoculum alone (AIS).http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662018000100069&lng=en&tlng=enbiodegradationmethanepHinoculum
spellingShingle Laís R. G. de Oliveira
Derovil A. dos Santos Filho
Kaline C. Vasconcelos
Talita V. de Lucena
José F. T. Jucá
André F. de M. S. Santos
Methanization potential of anaerobic biodigestion of solid food waste
Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
biodegradation
methane
pH
inoculum
title Methanization potential of anaerobic biodigestion of solid food waste
title_full Methanization potential of anaerobic biodigestion of solid food waste
title_fullStr Methanization potential of anaerobic biodigestion of solid food waste
title_full_unstemmed Methanization potential of anaerobic biodigestion of solid food waste
title_short Methanization potential of anaerobic biodigestion of solid food waste
title_sort methanization potential of anaerobic biodigestion of solid food waste
topic biodegradation
methane
pH
inoculum
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